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preposition

Along prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. "Along the lowly lands." "The kine... went along the highway."

Along prep. (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)

Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. (Obs. or Low. Eng.) "On me is not along thin evil fare." "And all this is long of you." "This increase of price is all along of the foreigners."

adverb

Along adv.

By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise. "Some laid along... on spokes of wheels are hung."

In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward. "We will go along by the king's highway." "He struck with his o'ertaking wings, And chased us south along."

In company; together. "He to England shall along with you."

All along, all through the course of; during the whole time; throughout. "I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper."

To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business. "She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I."

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Etymology of 'Along'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Along" Quotes from Famous Books

... mediaeval maidens myself, nor for allegorical serpents, nor for bloodless men with hollow cheeks, supposed to represent soldierly valor; if I were an artist, I would rather show people the beauty of a common brick wall when the red winter sunset shines along it. But perhaps that is only my ignorance, and I may learn better before Mr. Lemuel has ...

— Macleod of Dare • William Black

... on the log, drew from his pocket an old pamphlet, and spreading it before her, ran a pencil along the line of a list of schedule prices for common drug roots and herbs. Because he understood, his eyes were very bright, and his voice a trifle crisp. A latent anger springing in his breast was a good curb for his emotions. ...

— The Harvester • Gene Stratton Porter

... eighteen centuries as a predicate for the strides of human civilization in the nineteenth. As he minimizes the effect of one century and then another, you note how few centuries, in his judgment, play any part in the onward march, and you are discouraged as to what one man can do to help along any movement that shall really be world-wide ...

— Ethics in Service • William Howard Taft

... Her staring eyes grew large and wild; her hand shook as she stretched it out, feeling for the banister; she staggered as she caught at it, and held herself up. The silence was still unbroken. Something in me, stronger than myself, drew my steps along the hall nearer and nearer to the stair, till I could see the face which had struck that murderous ...

— The Legacy of Cain • Wilkie Collins

... Israel, out of a land of idolaters?" God replied: "Thou desirest Me to forgive them. Well, then, I shall do so, now fetch Me hither tables on which I may write the words that were written on the first. But to reward thee for offering up thy life for their sake, I shall in the future send thee along with Elijah, that both of you together may prepare Israel for the final ...

— THE LEGENDS OF THE JEWS VOLUME III BIBLE TIMES AND CHARACTERS - FROM THE EXODUS TO THE DEATH OF MOSES • BY LOUIS GINZBERG

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